Egypt Committed to Peaceful Negotiations on Ethiopian Dam - SpokesmanDecember 25, 2017 - Egypt's presidency spokesman, Bassam Rady, stated that Cairo is committed to a peaceful course in negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). "Egypt took a direct path in the negotiations, based on honesty, friendliness and mutual relations. We are still committed to this path," Rady told Ahram's Arabic news website. On Thursday, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Sameh Abu Zeid said that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to visit Addis Ababa next week to discuss specific ideas to overcome the stalemate in the GERD technical negotiations. The spokesman said that there are disagreements on the report issued in October 2017 by the European firms tasked with assessing the impact of the dam on downstream countries.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2017 06:11 UTC